Global Poker Index: Fabrice Soulier Returns to the Top 10

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI website.

The Top 10 as of April 2, 2012

Rank

Player

Total Score

Change in Rank from Last Week

1

Jason Mercier

2,984.80

--

2

Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier

2,845.12

--

3

Shawn Buchanan

2,751.42

--

4

Eugene Katchalov

2,577.62

--

5

David "Doc" Sands

2,533.47

--

6

Erik Seidel

2,510.57

--

7

Fabrice Soulier

2,449.52

+19

8

Sorel Mizzi

2,427.21

-1

9

Vanessa Selbst

2,368.63

--

10

Steve O'Dwyer

2,368.49

-2

Fabrice Soulier returned to the top 10 for the first time since mid September following his showing in the EPT Campione Main Event. Soulier finished in third place for €240,000. Meanwhile, Olivier Busqest rose 20 places and now sits in 15th place following his runner-up performance worth €430,000.

Welcome to the GPI

There were 14 players added to the GPI this week, led by Jose Manuel Nadal. Two cashes at EPT Campione helped give Nadal a full slate of Period 1 scores to go along with his other results. Also making his debut on the GPI is EPT Campione Main Event winner Jannick Wrang.

Ups and Downs

The biggest rise of the week belonged to Koen De Visscher. His fifth-place finish in the EPT Campione Main Event not only boosted his GPI ranking 124 spots, but also gave him a solid payout of €124,000.

Biggest Gains

Rank

Player

Total Score

Change in Rank From Last Week

58th

Rupert Elder

1,700.42

+51

100th

Koen De Visscher

1,525,33

+124

116th

Ronny Kaiser

1,477.73

+61

141st

Guillaume Darcourt

1,384.15

+57

152nd

Chris McClung

1,347.89

+53

194th

Zimnan Ziyard

1,270.86

+63

209th

Mike Beasley

1,227.19

+73

211th

Mihai Manole

1,224.35

+82

224th

Martin Finger

1,194.94

+53

226th

Davidi Kitai

1,187.59

+74

On the other end of the spectrum is Benny Spindler. His win at EPT London last October slipped into Period 2 and as a result, he fell 97 places.

Biggest Drops

Rank

Player

Total Score

Change in Rank From Last Week

111th

Dan Smith

1,500.40

-47

182nd

Bernard Lee

1,287.08

-44

190th

Benny Spindler

1,274.89

-97

199th

Allen Bari

1,260.70

-45

205th

James Mitchell

1,235.79

-43

220th

Juan Manuel Pastor

1,204.80

-45

227th

Dylan Wilkerson

1,186.24

-42

259th

Chad Brown

1,116.58

-47

270th

Kristijonas Andrulis

1,095.90

-47

284th

Andrey Zaichenko

1,075.10

-81

What's In Store?

With no major live events going on over the next week, expect light changes to the GPI next week from aging scores. The live tournament scene will pick up later in the month.

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